105 degrees on field

Jacksonville _ They just announced the temperature at halftime was 93 degrees with a heat index of 105.

That was up from 91 degrees at kickoff with a heat index of 98.

The Broncos’ defense, which was superb until the final 2 minutes of the first half, has now surrendered touchdowns on back-to-back drives. Jacksonville had good starting fielding position on both drives thanks to a punt return and kickoff return.

What a loser Kyle Orton is. No playoffs for the Bronco’s with this guy leading the offense. I sure wish that we had Peyton Hillis to run the ball too. Maybe there’s hope yet for Moreno, he missed practically all of the training camp, but he sure didn’t look like a back that you could count on to move the chains and give them a dependable running game. Too bad, but it will give me something else to do on Sunday’s. I guess that I’ll get to enjoy our great fall weather. After living in Colorado for more than 40 years I’ve wasted way too much of my time watching the Bronco’s, so again thank you Mr. Kyle Orton, I now realize what a waste of time it is watching you throw the ball into a blitzing safety, then throw a pass that no matter how great a catch Lloyd makes, he can’t stay inbounds where you threw it, then waste all kinds of time before finally throwing an interception to mercifully put an end to the game.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.